External experience of formation of master programs of specialty "urban-informatics"

Abstract

The article reviewes foreign experience in the formation of master's educational programs for the training of specialists, who use modern informational and communal technologies and data in the context of city and urban environment aimed at such broad areas as people, place and technology. Definded that masters programs «Urban-informatics», «Urban-informatics and Analytics», «Urban- Analytics and Visualization» provide future specialists with modern tools for implementation of professional, educational and creative potential, and city gets perspective poessionals, who are ready to lead the society and business, and help to enrich the educational environment of modern universities. The essence and content of education programs «Urban-informatics» King’s College London (Great Britain), «Urban-informatics and Analytics» Northeastern University (USA) and «Urban- Analytics and Visualisation» The University of Warwick (Geat Britain), are considered, also achievements as a result of learning are analyzed. The typical disciplines that form the professional competencies are defined, which are necessary for processing, forecasting, analysis and visualization of large masses of city information.. It was determined that it would be appropriate to initiate similar educational programs in Ukraine. The list of disciplines forming professional competencies is offered.